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CHILDREN

EDITORIALS
May 12, 2015
Saving children from poverty
If Japan's child poverty problem is left unattended, the Abe administration could squander the nation's 'most important treasure.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
May 8, 2015
Singapore tries to tame 'Tiger Moms' regarding childrens' higher education
Singaporean Carmen Kok regrets that she never made it to university. She's not letting her daughter make the same mistake, even if she has to send her abroad to get a place.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 25, 2015
'Star Wars' goods hit shelves in Tokyo, Kobe
With the release of the seventh "Star Wars" installation looming in December, Toys "R" Us Japan Ltd. on Saturday opened dedicated in-store displays at its Odaiba and Kobe stores in an attempt to expand the fan base.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 21, 2015
First infant MRI study finds babies' brains feel pain 'much like adults'
The brains of babies "light up" in a similar way to adults when exposed to the same painful stimulus, suggesting they feel pain much like adults do, researchers said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
LIFE
Apr 18, 2015
State of the reunion: Evaluating the Hague pact's success
As most parents know, there is nothing quite so life changing as having children. Imagine the pain a parent feels, then, if their children are taken from them. Now imagine the shock a parent feels if the person who abducted their children was their own spouse, a trusted partner who fled the country and...
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 18, 2015
Teacher's assignment goes viral after pupils reveal secrets
A Colorado teacher who posted notes from her third-grade class online and started a social media whirlwind under the hashtag #IWishMyTeacherKnew said Friday the assignment had been a revelation for her.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 15, 2015
Girl's return to Sri Lanka is first in response to Hague Convention court order
The move represents the first time Japan has fulfilled a court order mandating the return of a child to their country of habitual residence under the convention.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2015
Why do Americans hate free-range parenting?
Why has America gone lunatic on the subject of unattended children?
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 15, 2015
Shipwreck off Libya claimed 400 migrants, survivors say
About 400 migrants died in an attempt to reach Italy from Libya when their boat capsized, survivors said on Tuesday, the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean where the death toll from shipwrecks has surged this year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 13, 2015
800,000 children have fled Boko Haram violence in Nigeria in year, UNICEF says
The number of children fleeing the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria doubled in the past year to about 800,000, with women and girls targets of abduction for sexual abuse by the militants, according to a United Nations Children's Fund report.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 12, 2015
A year after ferry disaster, safety concerns persist in South Korea
Nearly a year after her 16-year-old daughter was among 304 people killed when an overloaded ferry capsized, Park Eun-mi says not much has changed when it comes to safety in South Korea.
EDITORIALS
Apr 11, 2015
Kids in poverty need better diet
The government is planning a nationwide survey on how income affects child health, but what it really needs to focus on is making sure kids in low-income households can eat properly.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2015
Boko Haram uses children as human bombs, commits 'heinous crimes': U.N. human rights chief
Boko Haram Islamist militants in northern Nigeria are using children as human bombs and targeting women and girls for particularly horrific abuse, including sexual slavery, the United Nations human rights chief said on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2015
Tokyo amends noise-pollution rules in bid to draw more nurseries
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government amended its rules on noise pollution on Wednesday in an effort to make it easier for nurseries to open in the capital, where the number of children yet to find a day care facility is the largest among all prefectures.
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2015
Metro survey: 1 in 5 high school students contact strangers via smartphones, and some actually meet
One out of 5 high school students who use smartphones have communicated with strangers over the Internet and some have actually met them, according to a survey by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, NHK reported.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 29, 2015
Reflections on war and childhood on a Tokyo train
It had been sheer chance that propelled the silver-haired woman and that young girl to those particular seats in that particular carriage on that particular Ginza Line train at that particular hour.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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